In these three words, we are
given the whole secret of life. May God the Holy Spirit give us grace to heed
them that we may ever be found “looking
unto Jesus.” Sometime back I ran across an excellent outline on this subject
by Adolphe Monod. The boldfaced words
are his outline.

"Looking unto Jesus" in
the Scriptures we discover who he is, what he has done, why he did it, and
where he is now. The Book of God speaks of him. Its purpose is to reveal him.
Happy is that sinner who finds the Treasure that is buried in the Field of
Inspiration.

"Looking unto Jesus" crucified,
we see justice satisfied. Here we learn how that God can be both just and the
Justifier of sinners. In Jesus’ sin-atoning blood we find ransom, pardon, and
peace. In the crucified Christ we meet the just God who is our Savior.

"Looking unto Jesus" risen
again, we see the receipt written out in capital letters - “PAID IN FULL!”The risen Christ is God’s public
declaration that he is fully satisfied with the sacrifice of his darling Son as
payment for our sins, payment for our ransom. The risen Christ allows us,
unworthy as we are in ourselves, to approach the holy Lord God with full
assurance of acceptance in him, because he has made us worthy of acceptance.

"Looking unto Jesus" glorified,
wefind in him our great High Priest
and all-prevailing Advocate in heaven. There he ever appears in the presence of
God, making intercession for us, according to the will of God. The meritorious
efficacy of his blood, his righteousness, and his person assure us that none shall
perish, or even be charged with a single sin for whom this great Savior
intercedes.

"Looking unto Jesus" and
not to our faith. It is not our faith that saves us, but Christ. We are not
saved by looking unto our look; it is by looking unto Jesus.

"Looking unto Jesus" and
not to our strength nor our weakness. We are not to look to our gifts or
lack of them. We are not to look to our good works, or lack of them. We are not
to look to our devotion, or lack of it. We are not to look to our faithfulness,
or lack of it. Christ is our only hope, our only Savior, and our only
assurance.

It is "looking unto Jesus" alone that is salvation. Look to Jesus
always and for everything. In all circumstances, in all conditions, in all
experiences, good and bad, look unto Jesus alone! Let us be found “looking unto Jesus” until he comes again
to call us home in death or in the resurrection at the last day, and "we shall be like him for we shall see him as
he is."